Arbalester
Arbalester is a scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by SETA in 1989, licensed to Taito and Romstar. The player controls a fighter jet and shoots enemies in the air and on the ground, collects power-ups, and defeats bosses to advance levels.
| Arbalester | |
|---|---|
 Screen capture of the arcade game showing the game title | |
| Developer(s) | Jorudan |
| Publisher(s) | SETA |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Game |
| Release | 1989 (Arcade) |
| Genre(s) | Shooter game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, 2 player co-op |
| Cabinet | Vertical |
| CPU | 68000, M65C02 |
| Sound | X1-010 |
| Display | Raster, 224 x 320 pixels, 512 colors |
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Arbalester on their July 1, 1989 issue as being the seventh most-successful table arcade unit of the year.[1]
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gollark: So just "go X above highest block in the local area"? That seems simple and relatively sensible.
gollark: So possibly some rolling-average-type thing with an exception, or heavier weighting, for really steep walls?
gollark: Did someone already suggest a rolling average sort of thing?
gollark: Hmmm, that does sound like a hard problem.
References
- "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 359. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 July 1989. p. 25.
External links
Arcade screenshot
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